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„Entrepreneurship in rural areas – a chance for employment “

Good practice from Centru Region - Romania

DART-Conference

“Demographic Change in Europe-Solutions for the Education, life-long learning and job market ”

Prague 28.06.2011

Program manager: Cruceanu Dan

Beneficiary: County Agency for Employment Sibiu Romania


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„Entrepreneurship in rural areas – a chance for employment “ - July 2010 - June 2013

Multi-national and transnational project

Objectives: Supporting entrepreneurial developmentPromoting and supporting the reintegration of the rural

labor in the economic marketCreating conditions for the development of non-

agricultural self-employment solutions in rural areas

Target group : 1200 persons living in rural areas (40% women): 300 persons in search of a job 300 persons employed in subsistence agriculture 100 inactive persons 300 unemployed persons 100 young unemployed persons 100 long-term unemployed persons


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The main reasons to start the project:

In 2009, 70% of the persons who left Romania to work abroad were from rural areas, 35% were younger than 25 years old and 60 % were women

The aging population in rural areas

The lack of financial opportunities for training / retraining

Lack of socio-economic information in the rural areas

Re-launching traditions and traditional crafts

Huge imbalance between cities and villages



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The project was conceived and initiated by the County Agency for Employment Sibiu Romania, in cooperation with the transnational partner

Techniki Ekpedeftiki Atena Grecia

Project partners:

AJOFM SIBIU - Beneficiary of the project for Centru RegionAJOFM SATU–MARE for Nord-West Region

AJOFM HUNEDOARA for West RegionAJOFM TELEORMAN for Sud-Muntenia Region

S.C. Technical Training S.R.L. BucurestiTechniki Ekpedeftiki S.A. Atena, Greece



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Activities:

1. Development and implementation of awareness campaigns, in order to motivate and inform the target group

2. Research and field studies on the current situation of unemployment in rural areas – in order to identify the degree of interest among people from different areas and assessment of specific training needs, employment opportunities or to develop an independent activity

3. Develop and implement information and awareness campaigns – project promotion

4. Support for developing and implementing integrated strategies for local development of our initiatives in rural areas – to create the website of the project, in the perspective of its interconnection with the European sites related to entrepreneurship and innovative enterprises, promotion.



5. Support for innovative, interregional and transnational measures- development network (conventional and e-Commerce) to promote products and services that are produced locally in regions where the project is implemented

6. Research and field studies on the identification and assessment of specific needs of the target group of rural areas-preselection of the target group according to proficiency , experience, training needs and market demands.

7. Providing information and professional advice - providing information on labor market and the evolution of occupations, skill and self-confidence development, training methods and techniques in searching for a job.

8. Assessment of skills acquired in informal situations / non-formal

9. Providing training programs

10. Facilitating the exchange and integration of best practices, transfer and exchange of best practices through study visits in the country of our transnational partener

11. Providing employment services for personal development, counseling, mediation, other types of support services for those who just entered the labor market, support for local initiatives development


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Grafic nr.1 The classification by age of target group members in each region



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Graph No. 2 Distribution of educational level of target group, by region



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Graph no. 3 Distribution of occupational status of the target group, by region



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Results expected:

1000 participants from rural areas to integrated programs, where 400 are women

1000 persons receiving advice / guidance

300 participants in training programs 100 participants in prior learning assessment activities

240 participants in the training : with certificate - sustainability of rural areas

60% women participants from rural areas to integrated programs : with certificate 7% of rural participants certified in integrated programs, which obtained a job 7% of people within six months after participation in integrated programs have had another form of training or have found a job

A website of the project



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Added Values: Sustainability Environmental protection Control of resources Ability to promote areas through the website of the project

Who benefits: People who participate in the project activities Families of participants Local communities of people The local authorities



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Factors of success:

A project designed to address rural areas

Useful human activities according to the demands of the economic market

A good promotion

Elements that stimulate and support participation of unemployed people in the project

Trained and motivated staff

Financial Sources



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Obstacles

People's mentality

Lack of effective involvement of the responsible authorities

Poor school / professional training

Field / Farm work

Lack of information

Lack of transport possibilities


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Transferability:Within the Region / State

This project can be multiplied in all regions of Romania, with slight

modifications, taking in account the peculiarities of the area of

implementation

Transferability:

To other European Countries / Regions under following conditions

The project can be applied depending on the specific of the

region and the development of the countrie, especially in the former

Eastern bloc countries


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Other major objectives of the project :

1. Changing the mentality of people in rural areas

2. Lifelong learning

3. Development of rural communities

4. Returning to traditional occupations and crafts in rural areas


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Thank you !

Cruceanu DanProgram manager


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